LEGAZPI CITY – The Department of Agriculture in Bicol (DA-5) reported on Friday an increase in palay and corn production in 2021 despite strict border control and difficulties in logistics resulting from the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic.... Read full article
MANILA – The Unified Student Financial Assistance System for Tertiary Education (UniFAST), an attached agency of the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), posted a 99.67 percent overall budget utilization rate (BUR)... Read full article
MANILA – President Rodrigo Roa Duterte on Monday signed into law a measure amending the Public Service Act (PSA), allowing up to 100 percent foreign ownership of public services in the country.... Read full article
MANILA – The death toll for Typhoon Odette which battered the Visayas and Mindanao in December last year rose to 407, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reported on Monday.... Read full article
MANILA – The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) continues to receive various donations and volunteering offers, boosting the government’s relief efforts for the Typhoon Odette victims.... Read full article
DUMAGUETE CITY – The provincial chief of the Department of Health in Negros Oriental on Wednesday called on the public to be mindful of the dengue fever this rainy season despite the current lower number of cases compared to last year.... Read full article
MANILA – The Philippine National Police (PNP) will assist the Commission on Elections (Comelec) in the conduct of mock polls on December 29, allowing the force to observe the actual process flow for May 2022 elections.... Read full article